Jacob Wirtschafter
GlobalPost
Early marriage figures for Iraq are startling. Child advocates worry it could rise even more.
Between 2013 and 2017, falling oil prices, the rampaging Islamic State and other internecine conflicts shrunk Iraq’s GDP from $235 billion to $197 billion. In the same period, early marriage for young women and girls skyrocketed.
Young Iraqis have reason to be disillusioned with politics. Instead, many are backing a new generation of leaders.
Young Arabs have a message for their leaders: Security is about more than war and terrorism
These young Egyptians led a revolution. Now their frustrations are mounting under Sisi.
Iraqi translators who served the US military are desperate for an exemption to Trump's travel ban
Egypt is requiring breast exams for women seeking subsidized baby formula
The controversial rule is part of austerity measures the government is imposing to lower its debt. That includes rationing baby formula, which costs this nation $51 million annually in scarce foreign currency reserves.
In much of the Middle East, it's getting more dangerous to be gay
Beirut, Lebanon, may be the one Arab capital where LGBT people are increasingly comfortable and safe.
The job market for terror recruits is booming
And the competition for their membership is fiercer than ever.